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F. GOERTZ AND R. WHITCMB.

CONTATNER.

APPLICTION FILED FEB.

Patented July 6, 1920.

TNvENToRa( we? f1/sull y BY traml, u NTTONNTETS,J

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK JERSEY.

CONTAINER.

Application filed February 12, 1920. Serial No. 358,093.

lie it known that we, Fnnoieiiicii (ioizii'iz and RVs-snm.\\'iirrco.\iii citizens of the United States, residing: at Newark, inthe coiintiv ol' llsscx and State of New Jersey, and residing atElizabeth, county of Union, and State of New Jersey, respectively, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers; and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanjyfing drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon,which forni a part of this specification.

to an improved case or box for toilet preparations; and the inventionrefers, more particularly to a novel compartment box rovided with novelsealing means separating or dividing the compartments against escape ofthe contents thereof from` one to the other when the box is closed, andcon sequently intermixture .of different itoilet preparations contained1n the' several wmpartments. y

The invention has for its principal object to provide a simplecompartment box to contain'variousl colored rouge and face-pow der,inthe orm 4o compacts or cakes or other desired form, ready for use, andseparated from each other by a novel sealing means adapted to co-actwith the box-cover,

. when the latter is closed, to seal the com partments against theescape of the preparations froin their respective compartments into anyof the other compartments, thereby preventing preparations of one colorbeing spoiled by intermixture or mingling with preparatioiris` 'ofanother color; as, for example, white face powder being spoiled hyintermixtnrewith red or pink rouges, or vice versa.

Other objects of the present invention, not at this time moreparticularly enumerated, Will beh clearly understood from the followindetailed description of the same.

lilVith Vthe various Yobjects of the present invention in view, the sameconsists, primarily, in the novel compartment box with the novelsealinpr means separating said compartments hereinafter set forth; and,the

invention consists, furthermoie, in the novel Specification of LettersPatent.

The present invention relates, generally,

2 f5" ai'iaiiizemwits and combinationsv of the w ciout dA v ire-.i andparts, as well'as in the nictails oi fTie construction of said parts,allot which will he more fully described in the following specification,and then finally einbodied in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the acwmpanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is a lan view of the novel com pertinent box s iowing oneembodiment et the principles of the present invention, titVA same being`shown with its cover oi' lid open and the contents exposed.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical section of the same, drawn onan enlarged scale, but showing the cover or lid in closed position.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section. taken on line 3-3 in said Fig.2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a detachable compartment partition meansadapted to support the novel sealing means for co operation with thecoveijor lid of the box when the same is closed.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the novel compartment box provided with amodified construction and arran'gciiient of partition means adapted tosupport the desired scalmg means. r

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of said modified partition means detachedfrom the box.

Similar characters of reference are em ployed in allot theabovidescribed views to indicate corresponding parte.

Referring;r now to said li-anillos the novel compartment box comprises amain body hin ing a bottoni l and side mills providing a receptacle.which is piel'eiiibly of elongated shape. A cover or lid 25 is suitablyconnected, by means of any desired `construction of hinge connection 4,with the rear side wall of Said main body, so as to be' r closed downover theopen 1e front side wall of said )rovided with a nosing or pro-"ticall I150 Bpection of Figs.

.mem r 11 is provided in its marginal edges are fitted into ch is thusexposed through t opening 7.

Fixed to the bottom 1 of said main body, s0 as to project upwardlytherein is a centrally positioned transversely extending ver. 10. Theinterior ofthe main body is divi ed transversely by means of a novelU-shaped partition member 11 into twocompartments 13 and 14, one ofwhich, as 13, is adapted to contain a compact or cake of l'u adapted tocontain a compact or cake of fawder 16. Said U- haped partition itsbottom portion 17 with an opening or slot 18 adapted to receive said lug10, when the partition member is arranged in properl assembled relationto the main body, said ug serving to anchor said partition member inplace, so that the same is securel held against accidental displacement.lonnected with the upper edges of the sides of said partition member areoutwardly and oppositely extending horizontal fianges 19, whichrespectively overhang the interiors of said compartments 13 and 14, andwhich possess arc-shaped outer peripheries 20, the latter being engagedover the-adjacent margins of the compacts or cakes in said res ectivecompartments. Said U-shaped partition member provides a channel orholding groove 21, into which is wedged, so as to be securelheldthereby, a sealing strip 22, preferabiy made of felt, cork, rubber,leather or some material possessing a requisite degree of resiliency.The upper free edge 23 of said sealing strip 22 projects freely upwardabove the partition member, so as to be engaged by the lid elements whensaid lid is closed. When the cover or lid is closed down upon the plainbody, the free edge 23 of said sealing strip yieldingly engages theinner surface of the cover or lid, and so yielding, by reason of itsinherent resiliency, tends to conform to the inner surface of the lid orrover as defined by the inlay 6 with its opening 7 and holding lip 8 andby the surface of said mirror 9, thus interposing between the respectivecompartments and their contents a sealed obstruction, `Jvhereby anytendency of the contents of the respective compartments to escape intothe neighboring compartment is prevented, so that all danger ofintermingling of the contents of said compartments to their detriment iseliminated, all oi which will be clearly understood from an in- 2 and 3.

Referring now to Figs. 5 and 6, there is illustrated therein acompartment box or case, embodying a mechanical variation ormodification of the principles of the present invention. ln said figuresthe reference 15, and the other of which, viz 14, is

' following claims.

sasoo character 24 Vindicates the main body of ay box or case to whichis hinged a cover or lid 25, the latter being provided with the inlay (ihaving the opening 7 and holding lip 8 for securing within the same themirror 9. rThe interior of the box or case is divided by a partitionframe comprising a pair of substantially semi-circular U-shapedpartition portions 26, the respective free ends of which are extended tomeet or abut the respective end walls of the box or case, thusrespectivelyserving to inclose the compartments 27 and 28, adapted torespectively contain a rouge compact or cake 15 and a facepowder compactor cake 16. The said U-shaped partition portions 26 provide channels orgrooves in which are received and retained resilient sealing strips 29made of felt, cork, rubber, leather or some such resilient material,said sealing strips bounding the inner sides of said compartments, andyieldingly engaging with their upper free edges the inner surface of thecover or lid, when the latter is closed, to seal the re spectivecompartments against the escape of any portion of their contents, forthe purposes already above described. Said U- shaped partition portions26 may be joined together in proper mutual relation to the compartmentspaces to be bounded thereby, by means of longitudinal side members orplates 3U, which, if desired may also serveto partition oli relative tothe lon itudinal side walls of the main body 24, longitudinalcompartments 31 and 32, hold a lip stick 33 and eye brow pencil 34,agshown, said articlesI being also protected, when the case is closed,against undesired contact with powdery or flaky sheddings of thecompacts or cakes 15 ing strips 29, all of which will be clearlyunderstood from an inspection of Fig. 5 of the drawings.

vWe are aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangementsand com 110 binations of the se'veral devices and parts, as well in thedetails of the construction thereof, without departing from the sco e ofthe present invention as set forth. in t e foregoing specification, l

Hence, we do not limit our invention to the exact arrangements andcombinations of the said devices and parte as described in the saidspecification, nor do we confine ourselves to t A the construction ofthe said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1. A box having a lid for closing the same, partition means vide thesame into a plurality of compactreceiving compartments, and saidpartition means having arranged therewith a resilient sealingr stripadapted to enga e and co-act with the inner side of said li adapted toreceive and and 1G by the seal- 105 and as defined in the within saidbox to dito seal said e exact details of I'U" compartments one from theother when Suid lid is Closed.

2. A hox the interior of which provides :i plurality ofcompnet-receiving eompnrt ments, al Cover for Said hox, and n resilientsealing means intermediate Seid rompert- Inents adapted to engage and(1i-nrt with said cover to seul said compartments one from the otherwhen said cover closed.

3. A hox having side Walls, e cover for said box, a Ushaped partitionmember nrranged to divide said box `into e plnrniity ofcompact-receiving compnrtmene, it resilient sealing strip anchoredwithin the mnl5 brace of said U-shnped partition member,

and said sealim,r strip having an upwardly projecting free edge adaptedto' engage and comet with said cover to Seal seid f-nmymrt ments onefrom the other when seid rover is closed.

4. A `box having side Valls, a lil-Shaped partition member arranged todivide mid box into e plurality of com mclrereiving compartments, aresilient seaiing strip :1n-

rhored within the embrace of said U-slmped partition member, saidsealing; strip having an upwardly projecting free edge, :i cover forsaid box, an inlay ar'anffed with the inner surface of said Cover, sindinlay har r ingr n central opening surrounded by an ntlset holding lip,and :1 mirror intermediate said inlay and Said Cover secured in Saidinlay opening by the embrace of said holding lip, said upwardlyprojecting free edge of said sealing Strip yieldingly engaging andConforming to Suid inlay and mirror when said cover is closed to therehyseal. said compartments one 'from the other.

box having side Walls, a cover for sind hrm. :i perpendicular holding;rlug Within hmid hoi; Sevnred to the bottomy thereof, in

U-shnpod partition member having an opening in its bottoni portionadapted to receive sind lng: to engage said partition member therewith.said partition member dividingr Huid hex into e, plurality ofcommet-receivin;r compnrtmentn, :t resilient sealing stri anchoredwithin the embrace of seid LE Shaped partition member, and said eenlingy@trip having en upwardly projvrting free edge :ielsiped to `engage andro-uet with said @over to seni Seid vonipnrtrnents one from the otherwhen seid rover is t-lofsed.

box, partition means within said box to divide the sinne into :tpluraiity of compnirtivreiving roxnpairtnients, Said partition" nwnnsvhaving arranged therewith :i resilient sii-ating Strip provided with nnupwardly projecting free edge, n cover for said box, n mirror, and meansfor retaining said mirror on the inner side of said rover, saidupwffirilg projecting free edge of said sealing strip yieldinglyengaging und eonforming to lsind rover with its mirror und mirrorreteminer moons when said @over is closed to thereby seul saidimpertinente one from the other.

in testimony, that we claim the invention eet forth :lliure we havehereunto set our hand this lith day of flnnntry, 1920. FREDERICKl'rOEliTV.

RUSSELL Vv'HlFlTUMB.

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